Denton Journal highlights in county news and theater
Local notes report eggs in market easing, property sales, court actions, and church repairs. Notable items include deaths and marriages, a mule rampage on Main Street, a Beulah mill sale set for March 2, and a Mendham theater troupe performance led by Dr. Herr and Miss Stevens. Regulars cover lectures, donations, and a 20th anniversary gathering at Ridgely with community attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Masonic Hall
F. P.herr
Lola Stevens
Henry Curtis
Jonas Shancer
Dr. Herr
Colonel Wayne
Luminescent Atmospheric Phenomenon Over Cambridge
On Tuesday night near nine o clock Cambridge residents observed a very bright light in the western sky. It moved like a star, then descended toward the ground, fluctuating in brightness, and finally exploded near the race course after about an hour. Experts attributed the event to atmospheric phenomena known as ignus fatuus rather than a balloon or kite.
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Cambridge
Cambridge Democrat and News
Invitations announce two weddings and one engagement
Cards note the approaching marriage of T Pliny Fisher of the Denton bar to Ella Saulsbury of Tuckaho Neck with a ceremony at Thawleys M P Church on Wednesday at seven thirty. Mrs M E Sparklin invites for Ella P Gooding to wed Harry L Jump on February 28 at 8 p m at Hillsborough M E Church. Sallie Draper and John Raughley of Greensborough Md will marry at Sheppard M E Church on the 27th inst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Swann
Ridgely
Greensborough Cornet Band
William Lane
T. W. Jones
Ella Harrison
Belle Percy
Greensborough
J. F. Dawson
M. H. Gray
James Pippin
J. W. Simpson
M. Whitby
Kate Whitby
Denton
T. C. West
James Swann
Preston
T. W. Smith
Brigden
Dungan
Saulsbury
Hattie Hagadone
Carrie
Mary Pippin
E. D. Williamson
L. Robinson
Annie
Minnie Heavelow
Mamie Wilson
Bert Hagadone
Robert Smith
Will A. Sigler
J. Atkinson
H. Fleetwood
J. Pippin
W. Lane
G. Lane
Hillsborough
Amanda
Maggie Williams
Baltimore
Bertha Stradley
T. Pliny Fisher
Denton Bar
Ella Saulsbury
William E. Saulsbury
Tuckahoe Neck
Thawley’s M. P
M. E. Sparklin
Ella P. Gooding
Harry L. Jump
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sallie Draper
John Raughley
Sheppard M. E
W. W. Rickards
John L. Faulkner
Thomas Butler
George Griffith
Bartlett
J. B. Letty
W. S. Greenley
W. H. Greenley
J. S. Jarman
Jacob A. Heller
James 1D. Fleming
Hackett’s Corner
Chicken's Bridge
Long’s School House
Hillsborough Bridge
W. T. Lord
Thawley’s
Coward
Chilton
Blocklinger’s
J. Wesley Thawley
Johnson
J. T. Sylvester
J. Boon Dukes
Lloyd Haines
Ames’ Chapel
Evan Morgan
Sylvester
James Beachamp
John Horsey
N. J. Corkran
G. W. Towers
C. H. Whitby
J. J. Ledman
W. T. Hignatt
Gootee S. Liden
Bayard Nichols
Wm. A. Mowbray
Edith
Jefferson
Ella Thorington
G. W. Burke
Two Factories Shut Down for Market Dullness
Two kindling-wood factories Davis and Moore and Henry M Wright located at Federalsburg and Oak Grove have temporarily shut down due to a dull market. When prices improve the mills will reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis & Moore
Henry M. Wright
Federalsburg
Oak Grove
Market quotes and a mule's misfortune in Baltimore
The fair to choice fultz wheat is worth $104 to gt.160 in the Baltimore market. Longberry, $1.11. Best white corn at 43 cents. A mule owned by Mr. William Nichols fell while being driven last week, breaking a leg and rendering the animal worthless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William Nichols
The Late Bishops Lay's Lenten Sermons
The late Bishop Henry C. Lay's Lent meditations on The Mysteries of Providence and Grace, as illustrated by Lazarus, published by James Pott & Co. of New York, are reviewed. The 21st Wilmington Conference opens March 20 at Easton M E Church with Bishop Foster presiding. Many pastors face possible moves. list of ministers and terms is provided along with church notices and local road board actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Providence
Lazarus
Trinity Cathedral
Easton
Mad
Henry C. Lay
D. D
James Pott & Co., Publishers
New York
Gro
F. Beaven
Easton M. E
Foster
R. H. Adams
Middletown
E. C. Atkins
Cecilton
C. S. Baker
Delmar
W. L. P. Bowen
Smith’s Island
J. E. Bryan
Asbury
George W. Burke
Federalsburg
George S. Conaway
Blackbird
W. F. Corkran
Crisfield
D. H. Corkran
Epworth
Isaac Jewell
Rising Sun
N. McQuay
Rock Hall
S. N. Pilchard
Frankford
A. P. Prettyman
Trappe
Alfred Smith
Cambridge
Adam Stengle
Union
R. K. Stephenson
Millington
Jacob Todd
Grace
G. W. Townsend
Hillsboro
E. E. White
Smyrna
John France
R. A. Tuff
Caroline County
First Congregational Church
Elizabeth
N. J
Irimmin
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Hillsborough
John W. Knotts
David H. Knotts
Charles E. Jarrell
Thomas B. Sparklin
J. Hall Barton
John W. Mitchell
Frank R. Stockton
Rudder Grange
Mrs. Null
Great War Syndicate
Ardis Claverden
Edgar Saltus
Girl
London
Lewis Wingfield
Society
Hans Knickerbocker
Boston
A. Mayflower
Andrew Wilson
Mayo W. Hazeltine
Eloping couple chase to railroad bridge ends in chase
Last Wednesday Millington Maryland buzzed with a runaway romance. Merchant escorts eloping couple toward the railroad bridge as Miss Georgie Manning and John Woodall race Mother Manning to intervene. Father in pursuit pleads to halt while magistrate offers lenient guidance and the lovers vanish to seek a marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millington
John Woodall
Georgie Manning
New Street
Georgia
Woodall
New Advertisements in Local Paper
Purnell Johnson advertises seed oats. Order Nisi, Russum& Lewis vs Robert B Culbreth et al. The Davis Sewing Machine by T W Smith, agent. G T Redden Co canners announce readiness to contract with tomato growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purnell Johnson
Russum & Lewis
Robert B. Culbreth
G. T. Redden & Co
Canners
Delinquent Subscriptions Urgently Requested for Settlement
Subscribers with arrears are urged to settle promptly. All accounts due the late firm must be paid without further delay.
Culbreth land sale nets $9025 in First district
458 acre Culbreth land in the First district sold by Russum and Lewis for the mortgagee. Purchaser is J Thomas Lowe of Little Creek Delaware. Price paid $9025. In the Fourth district B W Parker sold 23 acres. buyer Robert Wyatt of Denton at $105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Lowe
Little Creek
Esma Lowe
Annie Scott
Baltimore
Lelia Massey
Easton
the Plains
Messrs. Russum & Lewis
Del
B. W. Parker
Robert Wyatt
Denton
Marriages and Obituary Notices Sampled
Annie Price dies at 83 near Easton after long illness. George W Holland and Miss Georgie Smith wed at Hillsboro M E Parsonage with Rev. Geo Townsand officiating. both from Queen Annes county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland—Smith
M. E. Parsonage
Hillsboro
Geo. W. Townsend
George W. Holland
Georgie Smith
Queen Anne’s County
Davis Sewing Machine Co to hold free exhibit in Ridgely
The Davis Sewing Machine Co of Watertown New York will stage a free decorative art exhibition at McShane's Hall Ridgely on February 26 27 and 28 with skilled operators demonstrating the Vertical Feed Sewing Machine A $1000 reward is offered for proving another machine can equal the range of work The local agent is T W Smith Ridgely Md See ad in another column
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Davis Sewing Machine Co
Watertown
N. Y
McShane’s Hall
Ridgely
Davis
T. W. Smith
Ridgely, Md
Money Answereth AH Things Insurance Notice
The National Provident Union announces policies from $500 to $5,000 issued for ten years with four distributions yearly totaling seventy five percent of contributions. Distributions range from $5 to $500 to members. Reserve fund invests in first mortgages and valuable securities as guarantee. Agents report nearly $90,000 of insurance in operation. circulars and information available on application.
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National Provident Union
Oldline Insurance Company
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the Local Department
Seaford
Angelina Smith
Charles H. Blackiston
Trappe Debating Society
Talbot County
C. W. Spofford
Riggs House
Washington
Atlantic Hotel
Ocean City
Delaware
A. W. Holt
The
Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society
M. Adeline Walls
Dover
Robert S. Harrison
J. W.& H. Bryant
Fast Lexington St
New City Post Office
Briton D. Evans
Spring Grove Asylum
Main Street
Ernest Downes
Daniel M. Henry, Jr
Beulah
Lowe
T. Fred. Garey
E. E. Jackson
Smith
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph-Macon Academy
Liberty
Frank M. Morgan
Philadelphia
University Hospital
Morgan
Potter’s Landing M. E. Church
Henderson’s Station
Pippin
Denton Bridge
W. B. Gootee
Collie E. Kelley
Harmony School
Jackson
Merchant’s Club
James H. Douglass
Caroline
Hodges
Latrobe
Stevenson Archer
Brown
William Perkins
Kent
Chicago
Blaine
Walker Blaine
Perkins
Charles Deakyne
John Deakyne
Stults
West
Lassen
Waldteufel
China
News OF the Churches
County Commissioners' Meeting
Linchester
John F. Dawson
Benjamin House
W. J. Clark
Nellie Gullett
Corinne Mowbray
Hattie Alberger
Blanche Noble
Mary Moore
Victor Sparklin
Thomas Todd
Rufus Poole
Allie Chambers
Mary Gullett
Trippe
Demorest
W. Jennings Demorest
William Tilghman
Bloomery Road
W. A. Mowbray
William C. Satterfield
Dolphin
Virginia
Mr. A. Simpson
New Market
F. Adkins
Episcopal Church
Miss Adams
Bishop Adams
Harry Harper
Hartsville
the Publshers of the Peninsula Farmer
Federalsburg Cornet Band
Academy
Julia Mowbry
Alice Collins
Potter’s Landing
Will Mowbray
Carrie Jefferson
Goldsborough
Florence Willis
Bridgetown
Lizzie Hollingsworth
Blance Kinnamon
James Kinnamon
Lilly Williams
Farmington
George Smith
Goldsboro
Marydel
Castle Hall School
Julia Kelley
Poplar Neck
Captain Carmine
Emalene
Kate Hobbs
Emma Douglass
Annie and
Minnie Webb
Vienna
Mary Eaton
Nannie Gootee
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Richmond
Journal
the Davis
Price E
J. Thomas Kirby
Annie Price
Bane
Davis S. M. Company
T. W.smith
A.G. Saulsbury
Ite
Spring Mills
Iam
Adi
Eanorman & Stone, General Commission Merchants
South Calvert Street
Baltimore, Md
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